Not what I expceted; even better.

Rating: 9/10 (7 July 2003)

As a fan of the horror genre I walked into the movie believing it would be the typical 'horror flick' that abounds these days: very little plot, extensive gore and not much character development. Boy was I wrong. Almost every aspect of the movie was amazing. The visuals were definatly on the high side. Danny Boyle achieved a quiet subtley that grabbed a hold of you and didn't really let go. The plot was definatly something new and fresh. The acting was good, for the most part. A few characters(when I say 'a few' I mean one) had a kind of mechanical acting. As the movie progressed though, the character seemed to loosen up and start to act. When I speak of acting I also have to mention the character development that took place throught the film. The evolution of the characters was simplisic, in a good way, and very smooth. The transition from one exteme of living to another seemed to have happened so fast the characters were forced into a new life. As for the horror aspect; it was nice. The surprise effect many movies go for, and miss horribly, was right on target in this movie. I highly recomend this movie. (This is my first time to ever give a movie comment/critisism, so I hope I did it right.)